Washington = which country?

John-Henry Perera, Houston Chronicle

Updated 10:00 pm, Friday, June 5, 2015

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If we split up America's economy by state, each individual area would surpass the entire GDP of certain other foreign nations. The American Enterprise Institute drew up a fun little map that replaced each state's name with the country its GDP matches. Keep clicking to see the international doppelgangers of Texas and other states.

If we split up America's economy by state, each individual area would surpass the entire GDP of certain other foreign nations. The American Enterprise Institute drew up a fun little map that replaced each ... more

Photo: Gene J. Puskar, STF

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California = BrazilGDP: $2,202,678 - $2,242,000

California = BrazilGDP: $2,202,678 - $2,242,000

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Texas = AustraliaGDP: $1,532,623 - $1,505,277

Texas = AustraliaGDP: $1,532,623 - $1,505,277

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New York = SpainGDP: $1,310,712 - $1,358,000

New York = SpainGDP: $1,310,712 - $1,358,000

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Florida = NetherlandsGDP: $800,492 - $800,007

Florida = NetherlandsGDP: $800,492 - $800,007

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Illinois = Saudi ArabiaGDP: $720,692 - $711,050

Illinois = Saudi ArabiaGDP: $720,692 - $711,050

Photo: Hassan Ammar, STF

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Pennsylvania = SwitzerlandGDP: $644,915 - $650,000

Pennsylvania = SwitzerlandGDP: $644,915 - $650,000

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Ohio = SwedenGDP: $565,272 - $557,000

Ohio = SwedenGDP: $565,272 - $557,000

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New Jersey = PolandGDP: $543,071 - $516,000

New Jersey = PolandGDP: $543,071 - $516,000

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North Carolina = NorwayGDP: $471,365 - $511,000

North Carolina = NorwayGDP: $471,365 - $511,000

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Georgia = BelgiumGDP: $454,532 - $506,000

Georgia = BelgiumGDP: $454,532 - $506,000

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Virginia = TaiwanGDP: $452,532 - $506,000

Virginia = TaiwanGDP: $452,532 - $506,000

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Massachusetts = ArgentinaGDP: $446,323 - $448,000

Massachusetts = ArgentinaGDP: $446,323 - $448,000

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Michigan = AustriaGDP: $432,573 - $415,000

Michigan = AustriaGDP: $432,573 - $415,000

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Washington = United Arab EmiratesGDP: $408,049 - $396,000

Washington = United Arab EmiratesGDP: $408,049 - $396,000

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Maryland = South AfricaGDP: $342,382 - $351,000

Maryland = South AfricaGDP: $342,382 - $351,000

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Indiana = DenmarkGDP: $317,102 - $331,000

Indiana = DenmarkGDP: $317,102 - $331,000

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Minnesota = MalaysiaGDP: $312,081 - $312,000

Minnesota = MalaysiaGDP: $312,081 - $312,000

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Colorado = SingaporeGDP: $294,443 - $295,000

Colorado = SingaporeGDP: $294,443 - $295,000

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Tennessee = NigeriaGDP: $287,633 - $286,000

Tennessee = NigeriaGDP: $287,633 - $286,000

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Wisconsin = ChileGDP: $282,486 - $276,000

Wisconsin = ChileGDP: $282,486 - $276,000

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Arizona = Hong KongGDP: $279,024 - $273,000

Arizona = Hong KongGDP: $279,024 - $273,000

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Missouri = PhilippinesGDP: $276,345 - $272,000

Missouri = PhilippinesGDP: $276,345 - $272,000

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Louisiana = FinlandGDP: $253,576 - $256,000

Louisiana = FinlandGDP: $253,576 - $256,000

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Connecticut = GreeceGDP: $249,251 - $241,000

Connecticut = GreeceGDP: $249,251 - $241,000

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Oregon = PortugalGDP: $219,590 - $219,000

Oregon = PortugalGDP: $219,590 - $219,000

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Alabama = QatarGDP: $193,566 - $202,000

Alabama = QatarGDP: $193,566 - $202,000

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South Carolina = Czech RepublicGDP: $183,561 - $198,000

South Carolina = Czech RepublicGDP: $183,561 - $198,000

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Kentucky = KuwaitGDP: $183,373 - $185,000

Kentucky = KuwaitGDP: $183,373 - $185,000

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Oklahoma = New ZealandGDP: $182,086 - $181,000

Oklahoma = New ZealandGDP: $182,086 - $181,000

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Iowa = UkraineGDP: $165,767 - $176,000

Iowa = UkraineGDP: $165,767 - $176,000

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Kansas = VietnamGDP: $144,062 - $170,000

Kansas = VietnamGDP: $144,062 - $170,000

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Utah = BangladeshGDP: $141,240 - $141,000

Utah = BangladeshGDP: $141,240 - $141,000

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Washington D.C. = HungaryGDP: $113,362 - $124,600

Washington D.C. = HungaryGDP: $113,362 - $124,600

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Nebraska = MoroccoGDP: $109,614 - $105,000

Nebraska = MoroccoGDP: $109,614 - $105,000

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Mississippi = SlovakiaGDP: $105,163 - $96,000

Mississippi = SlovakiaGDP: $105,163 - $96,000

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New Mexico = EcuadorGDP: $92,245 - $94,000

New Mexico = EcuadorGDP: $92,245 - $94,000

Photo: Dolores Ochoa, Associated Press

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Hawaii = AzerbaijanGDP: $75,235 - $74,000

Hawaii = AzerbaijanGDP: $75,235 - $74,000

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West Virginia = BelarusGDP: $73,970 - $71,000

West Virginia = BelarusGDP: $73,970 - $71,000

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New Hampshire = LibyaGDP: $67,848 - $67,000

New Hampshire = LibyaGDP: $67,848 - $67,000

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Delaware = Sri LankaGDP: $62,703 - $66,000

Delaware = Sri LankaGDP: $62,703 - $66,000

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Idaho = Dominican RepublicGDP: $62,247 - $61,000

Idaho = Dominican RepublicGDP: $62,247 - $61,000

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Alaska = LuxembourgGDP: $59,355 - $59,000

Alaska = LuxembourgGDP: $59,355 - $59,000

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North Dakota = UzbekistanGDP: $56,329 - $57,000

North Dakota = UzbekistanGDP: $56,329 - $57,000

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Maine = GuatemalaGDP: $54,755 - $54,000

Maine = GuatemalaGDP: $54,755 - $54,000

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Rhode Island = BulgariaGDP: $53,184 - $53,000

Rhode Island = BulgariaGDP: $53,184 - $53,000

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South Dakota = SloveniaGDP: $46,732 - $47,000

South Dakota = SloveniaGDP: $46,732 - $47,000

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Wyoming = KenyaGDP: $45,432 - $45,000

Wyoming = KenyaGDP: $45,432 - $45,000

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Montana = LebanonGDP: $44,040 - $44,000

Montana = LebanonGDP: $44,040 - $44,000

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Vermont = BoliviaGDP: $29,509 - $29,000

Vermont = BoliviaGDP: $29,509 - $29,000

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Sri Lanka teems with lush, green rainforests, while Delaware is host to a number of spectacular summer beach spots. What do they have in common?

The American Enterprise Institute found that the tiny northern state's gross domestic product (nominal) rivals the tiny island nation. The institute also crunched the numbers of other state economies and to find the foreign nations with the most similar GDPs.

The group's map "US States Renamed for Countries with Similar GDPs, 2013" is a year old, but it experienced a popular resurgence recently on Twitter. AEI is working to update the map when the Bureau of Economic Analysis releases updated numbers on the U.S. GDP.

You can see which country is our GDP doppelganger in the gallery above.